Reviews for Linksys 10/100 16-Port VPN Router

Linksys 10/100 16-Port VPN Router

Strengths: Very powerful, very configurable, very solid

Weakness: Price

See my reviews about the RV082; I bought one of each -- if you need the RV016 I feel it's a much better buy than the RV082 ($100 more, twice the number of switch ports; and a much more configurable number of uplink ports/options). If you don't need more than the RV082 stick with that model.

This is by far a more commecial piece of equipment; and not likely needed by man home users -- small offices with several internet providers or network zones will find this a great buy.

Again -- if this fits the bill of what you need (multi-interface internet connectivity, solid router, high bandwidth, vpn) -- BUY IT...

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RV016 review this !

Strengths: web interface

Weakness: VPN

I spent $400 on this router for its VPN capabilities. I spent 2 days on the phone with Linksys trying to make this thing work. It just does not. The router/switch/firewall features work fine. When it comes to VPN... forget it. It is NOT compatible with any respectable IPSec VPN client. Authentication options are not suited for mobile users with Dynamic IPs (you can not specify to connect from just any IP address) and their own VPN client (QuickVPN) is incompatible with Nortel and Cisco VPN clients (they can not be installed on the same computer) so if you are using these software to connect to other VPNs bye bye.

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ReviewGist for Linksys RV016 10/100 16-Port VPN Router (S2886541)

Connectivity is Average according to 2 Wireless Router experts. -- "powerful security features"-tigerdirect.com Read more to find expert opinions on more features like Performance, Security, Support, Setup, etc.

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